This is the first in a series of articles summarizing key topics discussed at Ward and Smith's 2021 Construction Conversations Webinar.
Members of Ward and Smith's Government Relations and Labor and Employment teams...more
10/25/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Contractors ,
Governor Cooper ,
OSHA ,
Title VII
During Ward and Smith’s recent virtual "Construction Conference," six of my partners and I covered a range of emerging legal issues — most related to the pandemic — that are important for construction companies.
In a...more
12/3/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
General Contractors ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Paid Leave ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA ,
Subcontractors ,
Workplace Safety
On July 8, 2019, Governor Roy Cooper signed into law HB 871, significantly altering North Carolina's anti-indemnity statute, N.C. Gen. Stat § 22B-1 ("Anti-Indemnity Statute"), particularly as it relates to indemnity...more
8/8/2019
/ Anti-Indemnification Statutes ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Design Professionals ,
Design-Build ,
Duty to Defend ,
Governor Cooper ,
Indemnification ,
Indemnity Agreements ,
Negligence ,
New Legislation ,
Third-Party
In its broadest sense, the "economic loss rule" prohibits recovery in tort for purely economic loss incurred under contract law.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary online defines tort as "a wrongful act other than breach of...more